A Swarm of Litigation
A swarm of litigation is about to descend on Kentucky due to Governor Beshear's folly to take over the Internet. The Courier-Journal provides some good quotes as companies and advocates start to realize the Governor is not just some fool shooting his mouth off, but some fool quixotically wasting taxpayer dollars. From the article:
The nonprofit Internet Commerce Association, which represents domain-name investors and developers, called the move a "dangerous precedent" in a statement on its Web site.
"It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and that it also may violate the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution," association President Jeremiah Johnston said in a statement.
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Experts however, say the state should be prepared for massive legal battles, not just from the gaming industry but from free-speech and Internet commerce groups as well.
"I'd say (the governor) has underestimated the expense of this battle, and he's also underestimated the backlash," said Andrew Allemann, a domain-name industry expert from Texas.
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Allemann said he doubts the governor will ultimately be successful in his lawsuit.
David Adams reports on the reaction from Americans for Tax Reform.
